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Rev. Gordon Rankin Conference Minister This week I offer a little change of pace. October is Clergy Appreciation Month. I am endlessly grateful for, and proud of, the efforts and impacts of all our Authorized Ministers (Ordained, Commissioned, or Licensed) who serve in and on behalf of United Church of Christ in settings all across New Hampshire. I know you all are too. This week I offer a simple prayer. I hope it is used in churches over the next couple of weeks, voiced

Rev. Linda Hirst Acting Associate Conference Minister We are being bombarded with political attack ads in the state of Maine as voting day, Nov. 3, approaches. We have been for months. I imagine you have been, too. We have started to mute them or even turn off the TV even when the ones supporting our candidate are on. It’s gotten to be too much. I can feel my soul being squashed (or sucked out of my body) with each passing day. After months of being told the world is going

Conference Minister Rev. Gordon Rankin 10.7.26 Two weekends ago, I was privileged to attend the Southern New England Conference Meeting at the DCU Center in Worchester. While there I got to hear the Georgia Senator, the Reverend Dr. Rafeal Warnock, deliver the keynote address. He also offered the Sunday morning sermon. His opening story from that sermon is one that I’ve not been able to shake since. Dr. Warnock talked about the traditional greeting of the Maasai Warriors of